Introducing Gramophone's February 2018 issue

• Friday, January 26, 2018

We asked our readers, 'what classical recording are you most proud to own?' These are the fascinating results...

• Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Would you agree with any of the most popular answers to this question?

Classics reconsidered: Schubert’s B flat Trio from Thibaud, Casals and Cortot

• Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Rob Cowan and Tully Potter share their enthusiasm for one of the classic chamber music recordings

Video of the day: Daniil Trifonov plays Chopin, Schumann and Grieg

• Monday, January 22, 2018

NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert series hosts one of the brightest piano talents of his generation

Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast: a guide to the best recordings

• Friday, January 19, 2018

This cantata is striking for its raucousness, its silence and its feeling of having a heartbeat. There are certain interpretative essentials, which Andrew Mellor seeks out in his selection of recordings

The 10 greatest sunrises in music

• Thursday, January 18, 2018

Jeremy Nicholas listens to his favourite musical depictions of sunrise

The 10 most bizarre and tragic composer deaths

• Thursday, January 18, 2018

Tales of the deaths of composers such as Lully and Alkan are well known. Denying that he has a morbid streak, David Threasher looks into the notable deaths of some other composers, some bizarre, some heart-rendingly sad

Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn: which recording to own?

• Tuesday, January 16, 2018

These Lieder have enjoyed numerous recordings in both their orchestral and piano versions. Richard Wigmore surveys those featuring all 12 songs and recommends the one to own

The specialist's guide to Broadway musicals (with ten essential recordings)

• Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Musicals are many and varied, with several employing techniques from the the world of opera. Adrian Edwards selects his favourite recordings of some of those that originated on Broadway

The specialist's guide to animals in music (with ten essential recordings)

• Monday, January 15, 2018

There are the usual suspects by Saint-Saëns, Prokofiev, Sibelius, Elgar, Vaughan Williams and so on, but here Harriet Smith digs deep to find a host of less obvious examples of pieces inspired by the animal kingdom

The specialist's guide to offbeat 18th-century symphonies (with ten essential recordings)

• Monday, January 15, 2018

We’re familiar with symphonies by the big-name composers of the era, but Nalen Anthoni sifts through the many thousands written during that time to find some remarkable lesser-known ones from around Europe

Playlist: Idiosyncratic violinists

• Saturday, January 13, 2018

James Jolly creates a musical journey with Patricia Kopatchinskaja as his inspiration

Playlist: The mastery of Gerald Moore

• Saturday, January 13, 2018

A celebration of the artistry of Gerald Moore

Strauss's Alpine Symphony: which recording to own?

• Friday, January 12, 2018

Hugo Shirley finds recordings that best convey the sense that something greater is at stake than the notes on the page in this symphony-cum-tone poem exploring humanity and nature

Top 10 recent Bach recordings (2018 update)

• Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Love Bach? You've just found your next favourite recording...